ENewsletter

Acknowledgement of Country

We Acknowledge the Gunditjmara people, the Traditional Owners of the land on which we are gathered today.

We respect and honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, past, present and future. We acknowledge their stories, traditions and living cultures on this land and commit to building a brighter future together.

From The Principal - Olga Lyons

From the Principal

Dear Parents and Carers,

This week our Year 5/6 students had a wonderful time on their City Camp with visits to many educational and iconic sites in Melbourne.

We have had an increase in the number of students testing positive with COVID and I urge parents to remain diligent in testing their children if they have symptoms and encourage them to wear a mask in the classroom as highly recommended by the Health Department and CECV.

Our annual Book Fair will be open for business next Tuesday. More details are available in this newsletter.

NAPLAN data reports will be available as of next week for years 3 & 5 students.

Kind regards,

Olga Lyons, Principal

This week's newsletter is the last one for this term.

2022 School Closure Dates

Term 3 - Friday August 5 (Cancelled)

Term 3 - Friday August 12 & Monday 15 (New Diocesan Schools Closure dates)

Term 4 - Monday November 21 (Report Writing)

From The RE Leader - Eliza Dwyer

Leadership and Stewardship

New Child Safe Standards

Child safety and wellbeing at St. Patrick’s: information for families and the school community.

The Victorian Government has announced new Child Safe Standards to further strengthen child safety across organisations, including schools. The new standards recognise the critical importance of families and the broader school community in maintaining and promoting child safety and wellbeing.

St. Patrick’s has reviewed and updated our child safety policies and procedures to ensure they meet the requirements of the new standards. These are available to view on our school website and skoolbag app.

We are committed to continuous improvement in our approach to child safety and wellbeing and welcome feedback from families and members of our school community on ways we can further strengthen our child safety policies, procedures and practices.

If you have any suggestions, comments or questions, please contact principal@spportfairy.catholic.edu.au

Learning and Teaching

eSafety Information for parents

On last week’s newsletter we included a piece on social media concerns. It is so important that we as a school community (parents/carers, staff and students) are aware of both the wonders and dangers of social media. The Office of the eSafety Commissioner provides valuable advice on this topic.

Japanese News - Anne Robertson

PE News - Tommy Greene

Term 3 - Hooptime & Soccer

With term 3, our annual Hooptime Basketball Tournament is upon us. Year 3 / 4 students will be competing in the Moyne School’s Junior Hooptime Tournament on Tuesday 2nd August. Year 5 / 6 students will be competing in the Moyne School’s Senior Hooptime Tournament on Tuesday 16th August. Both days are held at the Warrnambool Basketball Stadium.

Those children who are interested have forwarded their names and will participate in practice over the next two weeks in preparation for their day.

Our students at St Patrick’s will also be participating in Soccer Clinics, conducted by Tim White, of Football Victoria. Each class will have a 1 hour skills session with Tim, once a week for weeks 6-10. We are looking forward to this opportunity to receive some expert coaching and training.

School News

CBA Book Week - Tuesday August 2nd

Our scholastic book fair is arriving this week, student will be able to check out the books from Tuesday 26th July. Book Fair day is Tuesday 2nd August. Parents can pay online and send students with a receipt to collect book/s on this day or students can bring cash to pay for items.

Our school library receives a percentage of the profits from sales.

Instructions for paying online- Parents

1. Click on the online payment portal https://parentpayments.scholastic.com.au/BookFairs (as per wish List)

2. Enter State and School

3. Enter credit card details and amount

4. Record receipt number on the Wish List or print receipt

5. Bring Wish List back to the school to collect books

Sporting Schools

Sporting Schools days for Term 3 will be Mondays and Wednesdays. The first sessions for Term 3 will be on Monday July 25 and Wednesday July 27.

Sporting Schools runs for 7 weeks each term. The final sessions for Sporting Schools for Term 3 will Monday September 5 and Wednesday September 7.

You must sign your child up for Sporting Schools using the Skoolbag App. Please only sign your child up the night before or the day of the session they will be attending. The cut off time is 11am on the day they are to attend.

Upcoming Events

Friday July 22 - Assembly @ 2.40pm

Wednesday July 27 - Yr 1/2 Big Day Out

Friday July 29 - F-2 Lay Led Liturgy at the Church @ 12pm

Sunday July 31 - Winter Wellness morning

Tuesday August 2 - Book Fair

Tuesday August 2 - 3/4 Hooptime

Tuesday August 2 - SAC Meeting @ 7.30pm

Wednesday August 3 - Dumplings Special Lunch

Friday August 5 - Assembly @ 2.40pm

Week of Monday August 8 - Dental Van (Date to be confirmed)

Friday August 12 & 15 - Diocesan School closure (New closure dates)

Tuesday August 16 - 5/6 Hooptime

Friday August 19 - Assembly @ 2.40pm

Sunday August 21 - Eucharist Mass @ 9am

Friday August 26 - 5/6 Lay Led Liturgy at the Church @ 12pm

Friday September 2 - Father's Day Breakfast @ 8am

Friday September 2 - 3/4 Lay Led Liturgy at the Church @ 12pm

Friday September 2 - Assembly @ 2.40pm

Wednesday September 14 - Sushi Special Lunch

Friday September 16 - Last Day of Term @ 2.20pm

Monday October 2 - Term 4 Commences

Saturday October 7 - Working Bee @ 9am - 12pm

Tickets can also be purchased from the school office.

PAM - Parent Access Module

https://pam.spportfairy.catholic.edu.au

This button takes you directly to PAM for Absences, School Activities, Reports, Learning Conversations, Numeracy & Literacy Interviews

Calendar - St Patrick's Parish Primary School Port Fairy

http://www.spportfairy.catholic.edu.au/calendar.html

St Patrick's Parish Primary School Port Fairy

New Parish Masses

Port Fairy St Patrick's & Koroit Infant Jesus Mass Times

Sunday Mass - 9.00am at Koroit

Sunday Mass - 10.30am @ Port Fairy

St Pat's News

Term 3 - July 21, 2022